CS4TRC
"In order to be readers, learners must take their ability to pronounce words and 'read' pictures and then make the words and images mean something." pg. 10
Zimmerman and hutchings 7 reading strategies
1. activating or building background knowledge
2. using sensory images
3. questioning
4 making predictions and inferences
5 determine main ideas
6 using fix-up options
7 synthesizing
pg 11
"These lessons are based on five foundational best preactices in school librarianship and instruction: evidence-based practice, backward planning, aligning and integrating information literacy standards with the classroom curriculum, using research- based instructional strategies, and modeling with think-aloud strategies." pg 11
" By coteaching reading comprehension strategies alongside classroom teachers, teacher-librarians can gather evidence that their instruction makes a difference in student learning." pg 11
the blind men and the elephant - young- elephant metaphor - bookmark available
group effort with everyone benefiting from the learning experience." pg 32
"inquiry process allows teacher-librarians to work with students with different learning styles" pg 32 Work With Studnets - side by side both colearning, coteaching
"The process encourages students to work together and allows for the realization that there can be more than one way of solving a problem or question." pg 32
the six step inquiry process:
1- questioning
2-planning
3- collecting and crediting
4- organizing
5- synthesizing
"the first step is to determine what is already known about the topic" pg 34 - the K in KwL
" Encourage studnets to write open-ended questions by having them write who, what, when, where, why, or how questions." pg 34
"To progress in the inquiry process, teacherlibrarians will have to get their students to buy into the concept of organizing theit notes. Thi.s one step allows students to figure out whether they are missing information critical to the completion of their project and to make sure they can reach a conclusion. Technology oriented .students who used NoteStar will already have their notes in a well-organized Format, but students may want to use graphic organizers as an additional resource in organizing. TeAchnology members (www.teachnology.com/web_tools/graphic_org ) can access blank graphic organizers that can be modeled for students. ReadWriteThink ([[http://Ínteractives.mped.oi^/view_intcractivc.aspx?id=127&title]]= ) has an interactive webbing tool that students can use to graphically organize their notes. If the inquiry project is destined to become a final product that is meant to persuade the audience toward a specific conclusion, then students may use the persuasion map feature on ReadWriteThink.com (www.readwritethink.org/materials/per5uasion_map ) materials persuasion.
CS4TRC
"In order to be readers, learners must take their ability to pronounce words and 'read' pictures and then make the words and images mean something." pg. 10
Zimmerman and hutchings 7 reading strategies
1. activating or building background knowledge
2. using sensory images
3. questioning
4 making predictions and inferences
5 determine main ideas
6 using fix-up options
7 synthesizing
pg 11
"These lessons are based on five foundational best preactices in school librarianship and instruction: evidence-based practice, backward planning, aligning and integrating information literacy standards with the classroom curriculum, using research- based instructional strategies, and modeling with think-aloud strategies." pg 11
" By coteaching reading comprehension strategies alongside classroom teachers, teacher-librarians can gather evidence that their instruction makes a difference in student learning." pg 11
the blind men and the elephant - young- elephant metaphor - bookmark available
group effort with everyone benefiting from the learning experience." pg 32
"inquiry process allows teacher-librarians to work with students with different learning styles" pg 32 Work With Studnets - side by side both colearning, coteaching
"The process encourages students to work together and allows for the realization that there can be more than one way of solving a problem or question." pg 32
the six step inquiry process:
1- questioning
2-planning
3- collecting and crediting
4- organizing
5- synthesizing
"the first step is to determine what is already known about the topic" pg 34 - the K in KwL
" Encourage studnets to write open-ended questions by having them write who, what, when, where, why, or how questions." pg 34
www.exploratree.org.uk/ - bland thinking guides
www.thingquest.org/en/ -
http://thinktank.4teachers.org/ - students can create outline of topics and subtopics
"students avoid print material like cockroaches avoid light" pg 34 - thought this was a funny image, yet our job to balance the two.
reliable online resources: grolier online passport, world book online and big chalk/electric library
website evaluation resources available on Discovery School's Kathy Schrock's guide for educators.
notestar http://notestar.4teadhersorg/
citing sources:
http://easybib.com
www.carmun.com
www.indiana.edu/-wts/pamphlets/plagiarism.pdf
"To progress in the inquiry process, teacherlibrarians will have to get their students tobuy into the concept of organizing theit notes. Thi.s one step allows students to figure out
whether they are missing information critical to the completion of their project and to make
sure they can reach a conclusion. Technology oriented .students who used NoteStar will
already have their notes in a well-organized Format, but students may want to use graphic
organizers as an additional resource in organizing. TeAchnology members (www.teachnology.com/web_tools/graphic_org
) can access blank graphic organizers that can be modeled for students.
ReadWriteThink ([[http://Ínteractives.mped.oi^/view_intcractivc.aspx?id=127&title]]=
) has an interactive webbing tool that students can use to graphically organize their notes. If the inquiry
project is destined to become a final product that is meant to persuade the audience toward a
specific conclusion, then students may use the persuasion map feature on ReadWriteThink.com
(www.readwritethink.org/materials/per5uasion_map ) materials persuasion.
www.angelfire.com/wi/writingprocess
www.infoplease.com/homework/writingskills1.html
Techtrainer (www.ettc.net/tech/tips/portfolios.htm) explains digital portfolios and gives step-by-step instructions to create portfolios.
infoPlease (www.infoplease.com/homework/oralreportl.html
offers a check list on making presentations as does Sharon Suttons 21st Century Literacies site (www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/2lstcent/presenttips.html ). Richard Laing's
tip sheet http://dcc2,bumc.bu.edu/prdu/Session_Cuides/oral_pre.sentation_techniques.htm on oral presentations includes an evaluation checklist.